Health Care Avoidance Among Rural Populations: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

2013140 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Angela Spleen · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eugene J. Lengerich · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Fabian Camacho · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Robin C. Vanderpool · Kentucky Department for Public Health

Abstract

The results of this study will help public health practitioners develop programs and initiatives targeted and tailored to specific groups, particularly rural populations, which seek to address avoidant behavior, thereby reducing the likelihood of adverse health outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Policy and Management Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Primary Care and Health Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Rural Health

Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 79-88

DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12032

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